RESULTS
1978 Official Race Results : Rebel 500
Rebel 500 | April 09, 1978 | Race 7 of 30
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 180/5 | 367 | Running | 14,450 |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175/5 | 367 | Running | 12,375 |
| 3 | 5 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | W.i.n. | 165/0 | 366 | Running | 6,355 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 165/5 | 365 | Running | 4,850 |
| 5 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 155/0 | 364 | Running | 8,000 |
| 6 | 9 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 155/5 | 364 | Running | 6,020 |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Southland Industries | 146/0 | 357 | Running | 5,445 |
| 8 | 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 142/0 | 356 | Running | 4,900 |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Ford Sales | 138/0 | 355 | Running | 2,995 |
| 10 | 18 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 139/5 | 349 | Running | 5,290 |
| 11 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 130/0 | 342 | Running | 4,030 |
| 12 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Bell Auto | 127/0 | 337 | Running | 3,710 |
| 13 | 21 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | 124/0 | 334 | Running | 2,720 |
| 14 | 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris | 126/5 | 324 | Running | 6,120 |
| 15 | 13 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 128/10 | 321 | Engine Failure | 7,345 |
| 16 | 36 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 115/0 | 321 | Running | 1,900 |
| 17 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 112/0 | 321 | Running | 3,000 |
| 18 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 109/0 | 320 | Running | 2,790 |
| 19 | 27 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 106/0 | 318 | Running | 1,620 |
| 20 | 14 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 103/0 | 286 | Rear End | 2,530 |
| 21 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 100/0 | 286 | Running | 2,275 |
| 22 | 30 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Florence | 97/0 | 280 | Running | 1,325 |
| 23 | 3 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 99/5 | 268 | Broken Spindle | 1,275 |
| 24 | 34 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet | Frasson Racing | 91/0 | 247 | Engine Failure | 1,175 |
| 25 | 28 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Krystal | 88/0 | 237 | Engine Failure | 990 |
| 26 | 35 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | J.M. Norris | 85/0 | 222 | Broken Valve | 945 |
| 27 | 19 | 89 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | Nixon | PE | 198 | Clutch | 825 |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 79/0 | 187 | Running | 1,455 |
| 29 | 6 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 81/5 | 181 | Broken Valve | 1,310 |
| 30 | 20 | 77 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | Ray | 73/0 | 108 | Accident | 805 |
| 31 | 31 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Thomas | 70/0 | 104 | Accident | 1,430 |
| 32 | 11 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | 67/0 | 71 | Rear End | 3,995 |
| 33 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 64/0 | 69 | Broken Valve | 1,410 |
| 34 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 61/0 | 18 | Accident | 1,385 |
| 35 | 4 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 58/0 | 9 | Accident | 1,280 |
| 36 | 26 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Gray | 55/0 | 9 | Ignition | 1,275 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 127.544 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.9 seconds
Time of Race: 03:55:50
Lead Changes: 24
Cautions: 7 for 44 laps.
Margin of Victory: 1.9 seconds
Time of Race: 03:55:50
Lead Changes: 24
Cautions: 7 for 44 laps.
Updated: Tuesday 5:42 pm
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